February 2023
Julie A
Conrardy
,
RN, MSN, CNS-BC, CNOR(e), CNS-CP(e)
Chief Nursing Officer
Naval Hospital Rota
Rota
,
Cádiz
Spain
She develops long-range goals and objectives and evaluates nursing services to improve the quality of nursing care and the utilization of staff resources. She also integrated nursing with other functional areas in the mutual achievement of organizational goals and guided the resolution of nursing practice issues for all of nursing.
CAPT Conrardy has positively shaped civilians, officers, and enlisted military members throughout her career as well as promoted a positive image of professional nursing.
CAPT Conrardy was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy Nurse Corps in 1997 and had the chance to work with dynamic Perioperative Nurses and Anesthesia Providers in her beginning years on Active Duty who convinced her to apply for the Navy’s Perioperative Program where she has left a significant legacy.
Following her Perioperative training in 2001 at Camp Pendleton she selected orders to Naval Medical Center San Diego. During this tour, she learned the ropes of the operating room and received her Certified Nurse Operating Room credentials. Then, she took an opportunity to hot fill to Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, Washington, and from there, was accepted for Duty Under Instruction (DUINS) at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, to pursue her Master of Science degree in Nursing, with a focus as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
CAPT Conrardy's utilization tour following DUINS was to the Naval School of Health Sciences, San Diego, CA where she was the Department Head and Program Director, Surgical Specialties Program to train Corpsmen as surgical technologists. As Program Director/Department Head, Surgical Specialties School, she supervised 17 enlisted educators to successfully train 100 junior students annually through a nationally accredited surgical technology program; attained overall GPA of 93% which exceeded national standards by 10%. Additionally, she was instrumental in the development of the tri-service curriculum program and the successful BRAC of the program to the Medical Education and Training Campus in San Antonio, TX.
She reported to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain in summer 2011. She was the Department Head for the Main Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Recovery and Sterile Processing. While in Spain, she was also the Infection Control Officer and she collaborated with key leadership to plan and design the Dental Central Sterile Processing space. She was selected as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Perioperative Clinical Specialist Program for the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. She facilitated annual course; “Perioperative of the Obese” for the Perioperative Nurse Program.
CAPT Conrardy reported to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) in the summer of 2013 as the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Education Officer for the Operating Room. She oversaw the training for all the novice perioperative nurses. Additionally, she took on the role as the Clinical Coordinator to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction.
As a clinical nurse specialist and Perioperative 101 Program Director, East Coast, in Jacksonville, FL, CAPT Conrardy educated Navy Nurse Corps Officers in the basic skills and knowledge to safely function as novice perioperative nurses. Under her tutelage, 36 students graduated and are active members in the perioperative community. She ensured the smooth transition of moving the program to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Next, CAPT Conrardy served as Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department Head and Senior Nurse Officer, Directorate for Surgical Services at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. She was charged to change the culture during multiple construction projects, decreased morale and a Joint Commission survey. Her ability as a transformational leader made all endeavors a success; and she was subsequently selected as the Senior Nurse in the DSS. Direct oversight of MOR, PACU, and SPD, managed 120 personnel in the daily operations of 12,000 procedures annually for over 20 sub-specialty services. She led the department through a successful Joint Commission inspection while undergoing multiple construction projects for the MOR and SPD, which was pivotal in their Joint Commission reaccreditation.
She has authored or co-authored nine publications, with the two most recent publications being from 2019: “Sharpening the Focus on Risk and Prevention of Suicide in the Military” The Record Interagency Institute for Health Care Leaders (April 2019) and “Sustaining Nursing Grand Rounds Through Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Interorganizational Partnership” American Journal of Nursing (April 2019). She has contributed greatly to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and other surgical communities with various presentations, the most recent in 2020, “Improving Surgical Safety with Use of Role-Based Surgical Team Huddle Checklists”, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS), Virtual Conference.
As expected, she continues to serve as a role model and advocate for nursing practice at her final command, NMRTC Rota as the Chief Nurse Officer/Director for Nursing Services (Milestone Position). She was responsible for establishing, planning, directing, coordination, and maintaining all standards of nursing practices and operating policies for the Command. She develops long-range goals and objectives and evaluates nursing services to improve the quality of nursing care and the utilization of staff resources. She also integrated nursing with other functional areas in the mutual achievement of organizational goals and guided the resolution of nursing practice issues for all of nursing. She supervised DUINS packet submissions, which led to an unusually high selection of eight nurses for advanced academic opportunities. These opportunities will lead to retention in the Nurse Corps as well as professional and personal development of these raising leaders into prominent Navy Nursing Roles throughout the enterprise.
CAPT Conrardy skillfully represented the nurses at the Executive Steering Committees and Board of Directors’ meetings, always advocating for a voice for nursing and nurses in all departments/directorates. CAPT Conrardy’s strength in advocating for nursing at the upper echelons also, was seen at the deck plate. She advocated for high-quality patient care and encouraged ways to exceed expectations for a satisfied patient experience. She was a constant resource and was actively engaged as she rounded our hospital daily to maintain her connection with frontline bedside nurses and the daily challenges of patient care.
Thank you for your contributions throughout the last 27 years. We hope that we have highlighted your accomplishments, and we will continue to pass on what we have learned from you!
CAPT Conrardy was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy Nurse Corps in 1997 and had the chance to work with dynamic Perioperative Nurses and Anesthesia Providers in her beginning years on Active Duty who convinced her to apply for the Navy’s Perioperative Program where she has left a significant legacy.
Following her Perioperative training in 2001 at Camp Pendleton she selected orders to Naval Medical Center San Diego. During this tour, she learned the ropes of the operating room and received her Certified Nurse Operating Room credentials. Then, she took an opportunity to hot fill to Naval Hospital Oak Harbor, Washington, and from there, was accepted for Duty Under Instruction (DUINS) at the Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, MD, to pursue her Master of Science degree in Nursing, with a focus as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.
CAPT Conrardy's utilization tour following DUINS was to the Naval School of Health Sciences, San Diego, CA where she was the Department Head and Program Director, Surgical Specialties Program to train Corpsmen as surgical technologists. As Program Director/Department Head, Surgical Specialties School, she supervised 17 enlisted educators to successfully train 100 junior students annually through a nationally accredited surgical technology program; attained overall GPA of 93% which exceeded national standards by 10%. Additionally, she was instrumental in the development of the tri-service curriculum program and the successful BRAC of the program to the Medical Education and Training Campus in San Antonio, TX.
She reported to Naval Hospital Rota, Spain in summer 2011. She was the Department Head for the Main Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Recovery and Sterile Processing. While in Spain, she was also the Infection Control Officer and she collaborated with key leadership to plan and design the Dental Central Sterile Processing space. She was selected as an Adjunct Assistant Professor, Perioperative Clinical Specialist Program for the Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD. She facilitated annual course; “Perioperative of the Obese” for the Perioperative Nurse Program.
CAPT Conrardy reported to Naval Medical Center San Diego (NMCSD) in the summer of 2013 as the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Education Officer for the Operating Room. She oversaw the training for all the novice perioperative nurses. Additionally, she took on the role as the Clinical Coordinator to improve patient safety and staff satisfaction.
As a clinical nurse specialist and Perioperative 101 Program Director, East Coast, in Jacksonville, FL, CAPT Conrardy educated Navy Nurse Corps Officers in the basic skills and knowledge to safely function as novice perioperative nurses. Under her tutelage, 36 students graduated and are active members in the perioperative community. She ensured the smooth transition of moving the program to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth.
Next, CAPT Conrardy served as Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department Head and Senior Nurse Officer, Directorate for Surgical Services at Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA. She was charged to change the culture during multiple construction projects, decreased morale and a Joint Commission survey. Her ability as a transformational leader made all endeavors a success; and she was subsequently selected as the Senior Nurse in the DSS. Direct oversight of MOR, PACU, and SPD, managed 120 personnel in the daily operations of 12,000 procedures annually for over 20 sub-specialty services. She led the department through a successful Joint Commission inspection while undergoing multiple construction projects for the MOR and SPD, which was pivotal in their Joint Commission reaccreditation.
She has authored or co-authored nine publications, with the two most recent publications being from 2019: “Sharpening the Focus on Risk and Prevention of Suicide in the Military” The Record Interagency Institute for Health Care Leaders (April 2019) and “Sustaining Nursing Grand Rounds Through Interdisciplinary Teamwork and Interorganizational Partnership” American Journal of Nursing (April 2019). She has contributed greatly to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and other surgical communities with various presentations, the most recent in 2020, “Improving Surgical Safety with Use of Role-Based Surgical Team Huddle Checklists”, Association of Military Surgeons of the United States (AMSUS), Virtual Conference.
As expected, she continues to serve as a role model and advocate for nursing practice at her final command, NMRTC Rota as the Chief Nurse Officer/Director for Nursing Services (Milestone Position). She was responsible for establishing, planning, directing, coordination, and maintaining all standards of nursing practices and operating policies for the Command. She develops long-range goals and objectives and evaluates nursing services to improve the quality of nursing care and the utilization of staff resources. She also integrated nursing with other functional areas in the mutual achievement of organizational goals and guided the resolution of nursing practice issues for all of nursing. She supervised DUINS packet submissions, which led to an unusually high selection of eight nurses for advanced academic opportunities. These opportunities will lead to retention in the Nurse Corps as well as professional and personal development of these raising leaders into prominent Navy Nursing Roles throughout the enterprise.
CAPT Conrardy skillfully represented the nurses at the Executive Steering Committees and Board of Directors’ meetings, always advocating for a voice for nursing and nurses in all departments/directorates. CAPT Conrardy’s strength in advocating for nursing at the upper echelons also, was seen at the deck plate. She advocated for high-quality patient care and encouraged ways to exceed expectations for a satisfied patient experience. She was a constant resource and was actively engaged as she rounded our hospital daily to maintain her connection with frontline bedside nurses and the daily challenges of patient care.
Thank you for your contributions throughout the last 27 years. We hope that we have highlighted your accomplishments, and we will continue to pass on what we have learned from you!